Richard Orren, Senergy’s Global Technical Head of Survey & GeoEngineering, is to take part in the Offshore Cables Forum taking place in London this week. Orren will give a presentation on how to ensure that the important and distinct needs of cables are taken into account when designing and managing
TenneT today announced that it had connected Riffgat offshore wind farm to the grid, and that sustainable wind power will begin to flow from sea to land as of tomorrow (February 12). Aside to 50 kilometers of submarine cable, 30 km of land cable was laid. Riffgat offshore wind farm was completed in
ABB has won an order worth around $55 million to supply a submarine AC (alternating current) power cable system for a new wind farm, located off the coast of Norfolk. The underwater cables will feed the electricity generated by the 400-megawatt (MW) Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm into the UK national gr
CT Offshore A/S has entered German market by inking a deal with DONG Energy for the cable installation and burial of inter-array cables at Borkum Riffgrund 1 OWF. Located 37 km from the north-west coast of Germany, the 277MW wind farm consists of 77 wind turbines. The cable installation vessel SIA,
CT Offshore A/S has entered German market by inking a deal with DONG Energy for the cable installation and burial of inter-array cables at Borkum Riffgrund 1 OWF. Located 37 km from the north-west coast of Germany, the 277MW wind farm consists of 77 wind turbines. The cable installation vessel SIA,
Mott MacDonald provided key technical, regulatory and environmental advisory services to Balfour Beatty Investments, facilitating their successful acquisition of the high voltage transmission link for the 504MW Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm located off the coast of Suffolk. Balfour Beatty Inves
TenneT announced that it expects to be able to connect the Riffgat offshore wind farm as planned last year, i.e., by mid-February. Initial connection tests have already proved successful and the final works are taking place at the moment. Therefore, a mandatory connection date it still not set. Once
Members of European, national and regional parliaments have signed a Joint Declaration on the North Seas Countries Offshore Grid Initiative (NSCOGI) expressing the need for a stronger cooperation among the 10 NSCOGI countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, S
DONG Energy and Nexans Deutschland yesterday signed a supplementary contract for the delivery and installation of medium-voltage cables for the German offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2. This new agreement is part of an outline contract for the delivery of up to 900 km of offshore cables for inte
NKT Cables has signed a deal to supply export cable for Gemini offshore wind farm. The production will start this month, as a result of the Preparatory Works Agreement between Typhoon Offshore B.V., offshore wind farm developer, and NKT Cables. Under the agreement, NKT Cables will produce around 200
Vattenfall intends to participate in the call for bids for the concession of Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm, led by the Danish Energy Agency (DEA). The company has invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) from contractors for the offshore transport of wind turbine generators (WTGs) from the port of pre
Ecofys performed a Front End Engineering & Design (FEED) study for Navitus Bay Wind Park, which identified the most cost-efficient electrical infrastructure design. This takes the development of the offshore wind farm an important step further. The proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park is a joint venture b
HitecVision has announced the acquisition of GC Rieber Shipping ASA (GCR) shares in Reef Subsea. Through this share purchase HitecVision secures 100% of the shares in the company and enables Reef Subsea to move forward with a strategy to develop Reef along two main business areas – dredging and exca
HitecVision has announced the acquisition of GC Rieber Shipping ASA (GCR) shares in Reef Subsea. Through this share purchase HitecVision secures 100% of the shares in the company and enables Reef Subsea to move forward with a strategy to develop Reef along two main business areas – dredging and exca